Thesaurus results for PYRE

pyre

noun

Definition of pyre

as in pile

a quantity of wood heaped together for burning a dead body a funeral pyre

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Recent Examples of pyre After the door of the structure had been closed and the grate ignited from above, the women, unseen from the outside, lay down on top of each other and created a pyre from their bodies, clinging to each other so tightly that not even a piece of straw could be squeezed between them. — Literary Hub, 7 Apr. 2026 However, when the pyre was lit, the boy’s devotion to Lord Vishnu protected him and left him unscathed while Holika, despite her immunity, burned to death. — ABC News, 3 Mar. 2026 Singapore’s Buddha Tooth Relic Temple and Museum houses a tooth relic said to have been recovered from the Buddha’s funeral pyre in a giant stupa fashioned from 705 pounds of gold. — Deepa Bharath, Los Angeles Times, 1 Mar. 2026 Carcasses of trees are piled up like pyres in one; in another, they are laid flat like a mass grave. — Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 23 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for pyre

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Noun

The supply scoreboard dates from the era when a stablecoin was parked collateral, a casino chip waiting between trades, and the bigger the pile the healthier the market.

— Zennon Kapron, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026
Video from Menasha obtained by CNN shows homes missing parts of roofs, structures stripped of their exteriors amid piles of debris, downed power poles and uprooted trees.

— Dakota Smith, CNN Money, 27 July 2026

Definition of pile

Noun

The heaps of body horror and gritty special effects definitely helped, on top of a breakout performance from Sharlto Copley who conveyed a palpable sense of desperation.

— Frank Landymore, Futurism, 23 July 2026
Next door is a vast haberdashery, with sewing kits, yarns, buttons, quilt patches and threads merchandised in colorful heaps on tables and along walls.

— Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 23 July 2026

Definition of heap

Noun

Every four years the American Society of Civil Engineers marks the nation's roads, bridges, dams and water systems the way a schoolmaster works through a stack of exam papers.

— Dara-Abasi Ita, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
More of a rotational player than a starter at Notre Dame the past two seasons, Viliamu-Asa has the ability to be a three-down weapon in any college defense and projects as an interesting stack linebacker with sam/edge capability.

— Nick Baumgardner, New York Times, 22 July 2026

Definition of stack

Noun

The fire ignited near Little Valley Road and Hubbard Lane before racing across nearby grassy hills and sending a plume of smoke over parts of the East Bay.

— Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 24 July 2026
It should be noted, however, that before construction began, Universal Studios did place speakers on its old special effects and stunt buildings to see how noise traveled down the hill.

— Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2026

Definition of hill

Noun

The inside of the mound was tightly stacked with beech wood which smolders for weeks until it's been turned into charcoal — a craft that's been practiced in the Harz mountain region in eastern Germany for hundreds of years.

— ABC News, ABC News, 27 July 2026
Richmond, Virginia Virginia’s mountains, beaches, and rivers bat well above average in the natural beauty department, and Richmond puts you within driving distance of all of it.

— Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 26 July 2026